Vehicle-spring



(NoModel-.)

H. J. SCHILD.

V'EHIGLE SPRING. N0. 309,884. Patented Beo. 30. 1884.

UNITED STATES FFICEO HENRY-JACOB SCHILD, OF STANTON, MIOHIGAN.

VEHICLE-SPRING SPECIPICA'I'ION forming part of Letters Patent N0.309,884, dated December 30, 1884.

Applicatim: filed August 13,18F4 (Nomodel.)

T all wh0m zt may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. SCHILD, a eitizen 0f the United States,residing at Stanton, in the connty of Montcalm and State 0f Michigan,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Vehicleprings, 0f whichthe following is a specification, reference be ing had 130 theacoompanying drawings.

My invention relates to vehicle-springs; and it has f0r its object t0provide side springs for bnggie5 and the ]ike that shall possesssuperior advantages in point of simplicity, inex pensiveness,dnrability, and general eificieney; and the invention consists in tneconstruction and nove1 arrangement 0f arts, as Will be hereinafterfnllydescribed, and particnlar1y pointed out in the clai1n.

In the drawings, Fignre l is a view in per- Spective 0f a portion 0t thernnning-gear 0f a vehic1e provided with my improved side springs, andFig. 2 is a perspective view 0f 0ne 0f the springs detacbed.

Referring by letter to tbe accompanying drawings, A designates the frontaxle, B tbe head-block, and 0 tbe rear axle of the run- 11ing-gear 0favehic1e. 'lhe head-block B and the rear ax1e, O are connected by theside springs, I) D, which terminate in C-springs E, which form the rearsupports f0r the body 0f the vehicle. The head-bloek and rear axle arealso connected by a Y-shaped reacb, so that the strain npon the springscomes only from the vehicle-body.

The C-extensions 1nay be formed 0f one 01' more 0f the spring-plates,and thereby forrn combined side and C springs, nsed for the Support ofbodies in which the greatest weight comas back of the nn'ddle 0f theside springs, and these combined side springs and C -springS prevent thebody from tilting back, and presenting an appearanee as if ascending ahil, whieh is so objeetionable a feature in sidespring vehicles. Byturning the Csprings over tbe rear ax1e, as shown, they relieve the sidesprings fr0m the great strain caused by the greatest weight being placedback of the eenter 0f tbe snpport.

By having the spring-snpports over the rear axle these springs areespecially adapted t0 1ong bodies. The C-snpports work in harmony withthe side springs, and impart a finished appearance t0 the vehicle.

I-Iaving thus fnlly described 1ny invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

The hereindescribed vehicle-spring, COD- sistingnf a wer 1eaf havingeyes ab each end, a second leaf having an upturned enrve, E, ab its rearend, provided with an eye, and two shorter leaves above the leaf withthe curve E, snbstantially as speoified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence 0f tw0 witnesses.

HENRY J AOOB SOHILD.

W'itnesses:

JAMES URRY, MARTIN l\IALONE.

